Essentials of Drawing

In this course, Brighton Demerest-Smith (a classically trained artist and veteran educator with Great Hearts Academies) moves from how to teach the elements of drawing…

Science and the Symphony of Creation

The default for science teachers seems to be that we teach what’s in the text, which usually means teaching the scientific facts and theories—the content…

Performing Shakespeare in Your Classroom

In this course, Timothy McIntosh works with five students to demonstrate his approach to teaching Shakespeare’s plays through performance. Tim insists upon starting with performance…

The Art of Poetry Graduate Course

About the Video Lecturer Christine Perrin has taught literature and creative writing at Johns Hopkins University, Messiah College, Gordon College’s Orvieto Program, through the Pennsylvania Arts…

Narration: A Classical Guide

Course Introduction The English educator and reformer Charlotte Mason (1842 – 1923) encouraged the practice of a reading practice called narration in which students learned…

Myth Made Fact

Course Introduction With C. S. Lewis, whose own acceptance of Christ hinged on his understanding that Christ is the myth become fact, this course will…

Teaching Three Great Books

In this course, Dr. Flora Armetta describes and demonstrates how she teaches 3 different great books to her upper-school students at Covenant Christian Academy in…